davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1887-08-31
SeiOell : 9epartenleilt.

edtparaer unb farbiser atlaa, bon 50 Gents
bis 3m 81 90.
Suras ssibenftoffe in allen 96attiruusen
3u rs @entS unb $500.
SGparaer uno forbieer @ros Grain gu 75e.,
90s., 81, $1.25 unb $3.50.
@eitreifte unO fdedige Gommer. Seioen su
s5, 40, so, 65, 20 unb so Gents.
Sdparser unb farbieer Surab gtlas, gu
so NIB 10 Gents.
aleiOeritOf 9epartemeut.
Gomn1er. gafimire bie Sums. Selling, gIba.
troB, GRAPES, alserienne @treif, Satin DO.
@renabine, Gebege au allen Yreifen.
Satins, scjeidnet ODER einfarbjq at 10, Is,
90, %, 80 unb 35 Gents.
grinfleS eSeeriuderS gu I, 9, 1e, 10 ano 15 CO.
@ingbom in bubfder AuspabI, gu 8, 10,
f2 nnS Is gents
8epbbr @insban, au 20, 25 unS 80 es.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1887-10-06

OUR able and esteemed contem.
porary the Wilmington Star, has en-.
tered upon its 2Ist volume. Twenty
years IS mature age for a daily paper
10 attain IN North Carolina, and we
congratulate the Star upon the cele-
Dratlon OF SO felicitous an event. And
there is no paper of our acquaintance
more deserving of long life and pros
perlty, In point of editorial ability
1t Is the equal of any newspaper we
read, and far more dignihed and man.
ly and truthful than some of the great
metropolitan dailies. 1t is sound n
Its doctrines, and honest and fearless
in the advocacy of its principles. Mr..
I. B. kingsbury, the scholarly and
accomplished editor, is bold and in
ciSlve writer, polished and we'll poised.
and easily one of the strongest and
best furnished newspaper writers in the
country. The Star is always fresh
aud newsy, and among all our ex-
changes We accord no paper a more
genuine welcome or read it with
greater pleasure and profit. Long
may 1t live to do battle for the right
growing brighter and better with each
passing year.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1887-10-06

WE notice that our friend Frank s,
"oodSon, has become city editor OF
the Danville Register. We extend to
him a cordial welcome into the fold
OF journalism, and congratulate the
hfS1sfer upon having secured the
services OF man SO competent to fill
the position. Mr.. Woodson is a Wig
orous and sprightly writer and will
make the local columns of the Pepfs-
ter take on new life and activity. He
IS an old Tar Heel boy, brother of the
late lamented E. c. Woodson. and
has many friends throughout this
State. The writer has pleasant recol-
lectIons of Frank Woodson, made
while connected with the Danville
Datly Nf70s, and is always pleased to
hear OF his we'll doing.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1887-10-06

The Hartford, Connecticut, Cou,
ant surveys the field of the Southern
press and expresses itself on the sub.
ject of its observation in this wise. I,
says:
There is no better evidence of South.
ern prosperity than the new life ex-
hIblted by the Southern press in the
vide range of thoroughness of their
news gathering. The representative
Southern papers are abreast of the
country in their enterprise. We can
not agree with good deal we see in
Southern newspapers, but it is a pleas
ure to come in contact with their
openness and prevailing sincerity.
There is another noticeable point
The Southern editor has never been
tlmld about expressing his mind, ex-
cept IN certain directions where liber-
ty of discussion could not not be al
lowed. AT any rate he expresses his
mind now with refreshing candor and
tranEness. He is, perhaps, no more
free from prejudice than the rest of u.s.
but ne seems to take pleasure in saw
ing what to him seems the truth
They are usually clean. They do not
pander in their news gathering to the
tastes OF salaCious reading.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1887-10-06

The President has started on his
trip South. He will stop in Asheville
on his return, SO a letter received by
the president of the AshevIlle Board
of Trade from Col. Daniel Lamont,
his private secretary, states. He will
reach there on Friday, October 21st.
Mr.. Cleveland will be accorded a roy
al reception by the citizens of the
mountain metropolis. Nowhere will
he find prettier scenery or cleyerer peo-
pie than in and around Asheville.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1887-10-06

A weekly resume Of the News, Humor and
General Topics Of the Day.
PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY MORNING
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1887-10-06

The Norfolk NVg1nian is gallant,
and courteous, and clever enough to
say: "North Carolina is rich in great
men, pretty women, agricultural pro-
ducts and wonderful mines. 1t is
stated that gold mine in Rowan
caunty is ITO feet deep, and has re
cord of over s3,ooo,ooo since 1894"
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1887-10-06
THURSDAY, OCT. 6, 1887.
THE VALUE OF GOODLOCAL
PAPERS,.

The Baltimore Manufacturers Rec
0r4, the leading Southern industrial
journal, IN it's last issue has this to say
of the importance and value of good
local papers and from its position it is
eminently qualified to speak advisedly
on the subject. The Record says:
One Of the brightest and best of our
Southern exchanges coming from a
small town is the GOLD LEAF, of Hen
derson, N. &. Like all other good
papers, it is doing ten times, yes a
hundred times, as much for its town as
the town will ever do for it, And yet
from its last issue we see that it is still
printed on and olG.ime hand pres,
and that with two ojeCts in view, one
to do still more good for the town, as
and the other to aid in securing money
tor the purchase of a new press, the
editor announces that he will get out
special issue, showing up the advan-
tages and the business interests of that
town and section. He promises to
make 1t a splendid advertisement to
let the world know what Hender-
son has and what it is doing, and only
asks for the encouragement of the bust
ness men of the town. Surely this
will be literally given, or we are mis-
taken in the character of Henderson's
people. The Manufacturers Record
has often urged upon, Southern people
the Importance of giving a liberal sup
port to their local papers; and we use
this case to enforce this point once
more. There is no better investment
that the people of any live town can
make than to secure first-Class live
papers by heartily encouraging their
publishers with business. A town is
Judged by its papers, and few outsiders
will ever be drawn to a town where
the local papers show, by the lack |
OF well filled advertising columns, the
want of energy of the people Of that
place.
SouthernPapers are doing great work
tor their country In its development
they are taking the lead, and they are
exertlng such mighty force for the
uplifting of the people by steadily and
p.rslstently fighting for the right and
striving to encourage all classes to
unite IN pushing on the great progress
OF that section as to attract universal
attention. Free to large extent from
sensational trash and particulars of all
the latest scandals, the press of the
South have bent their whole energy
since 1865 to improve the material
interests Of that section. They have
sowed, but Others have reaped the
profits. Certainly, with the improv-
ing financial condition of the South. f
the time has come when Southern f
papers should have their columns we'll /
illled with local advertisements at good !
prices. Let special issues teeminp =
with good descriptions of towns and r
hlled with advertisements of every +
business house be scattered all over the
North and West this winter, and good
eSuits will as surely follow as that II
harvest follows the seed time. But +
his costs money, and this money y
must be furnished by the real estate y
owners and agents, merchants, pro- tt
eSslonal men, and, in fact, by eyerv c,
me interested in the prosperity of their h
eCtion. -
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1887-10-06
TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION:
PUBLISHERS ANNOUNCEMENT

We invite contributions on all subjects Of
lOcal and general interest; views and state
InentS upon matters of public concern, orig
mal poems essays, critiques, etc.
One side Of the paper, only, must be writ
ten On-and the real name of the writer ac-
company the contribution. No attention
will be paid to anonymous letters.
The Editor disclaims all responsibility
for the views or statements of correspond
entS-and reserves the right at all times to
revise or reject any article he may think
proper.
Address all communications to
GOLD LEAF. Henderson, n. G..
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1887-10-06

The NezOs and Observer says Bun
combe's exhibit of grains and grasses
was awarded the first premium at the
Pennsylvania State Fair in Philadel-
phia. Hurrah for Buncombe and the
Old North State
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1887-10-06

The Italian Minister of Public In
struction has issued a decree that
women teachers receive equal salary
with men teaching the same grade
Exchange.
That is right. We have never been
able to see why woman doing the
same work as man should not re-
celve mans pay therefor An ade-
quate service demands an adequate
compensation, and there is neither
sense nor justice in requiring the labor
OF person who happens to be a fe-
male to be given for smaller paw
than that of another who fortunately
is a male. We have reference of
course to such occupations as women
can pursue with equal propriety and
fill with equal aeceptability as men.
Whether as school teacher, telegraph
operator or saleswoman, if she does the
work OF man she should receive the
pay of man. That is what the GOLD
LEAF thinks at any rate.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1887-10-06

The Birmingham Herald utters a
truth when it says that nowhere is the
national spirit stronger, deeper or
more patriotic than in the South.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1887-10-06

FROM the Charlotte Chronicle we
learn that Capt. John A. Gee, a well
known conductor of the Richmond &
Danville Railroad Company, has been
appointed passenger agent of the At
lanta & West Point railroad, with head
quarters in Atlanta. No man is more
worthy of such promotion, for there IS
not acleverer or more popular one any
where. But the travelling public will
miss the kind and courtly and affable
manner of Capt. Gee when his genial
countenance is no more to be seen on
the Richmond & Danvllle passenger
trains.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1887-10-06
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
COMMISSIONERS SALE Ir-

" w LAND.
by virtue of decree of the Snn..
Court Of Vance county in the procso'i!s sriOr
John w. Chapel and Others. eInars Of
will sell at public auction, on the ne We
on the 18th day of October, 1887 >,
the we'll no~n Dickerson's Mill viii noon
mill and cotton gin, and Isl acres Of ,' saT
situate ON the r. & g. r, r.. near E; :; ,and
The stream on which this mill is ,i,n.,a 't &c
nlshes running power every dav in n. r luf-
At the same time and place we will e en
l01! acres Of good farming lands no. seli
adjoining the shove. lying on Tar ~ "eafiy
along the r. & G. r. 4. Much 81 an: anu
land is rive: bottom. Terms-opa,t 'H's
cash, balance in IL months. -'''ifd
THos. B. vENABLE, comm'r.
lsept. l54 o.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1887-10-06
GRAND OPENING
"A ND
PREMIUM SALE
COOPER'S
NEW BRICK WAREHOUSE
HENDERSON, N. c.,
Friday, Oct. 18th, 1887.
There will be Plenty of Room for ALL and no Cowdng of
Your Tobacco on the Floor

Grr m ne
WAKE HOUSE,
ou' ne" aho elegant brick o ~f Of01A -
ro te fnest lot OF Wrappers not Less than % lbs one
, morse tennessee Wagon Completes Worth s4o
Worth $780, "'e0A ''a'n0'S
TOR v the 3d best as above set Single Buggy Harness
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1887-10-06
- By
THAD r. MANNING,
Owner and Editor.
DEVOTED TO THE INDUSTRIAL, EDUCA-
TTONAL AND MATERIAL WELFARE
OF VANCE COUNTY AND NORTH
CAROLINA.

Published at the live and growing town
of Henderson, in the centre of the
Famous YELLOW TOBACCO District.
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1887-11-09
EinDrisOned for Life.

Would it not be wise to have a court in
perpetual session to keep an oversight of
persons who are imprisoned for long terms
or for life? Many cases occur in which
people are sentenced wrongfuIly, Or when
public Indignation runs high, and a review
of such cases would do no harm, and might
save much suffering. Any of us who has
been kept at home by bad weather, sickness,
or for some domestic reason, will recall
how irkSOmc was the confinement. Think,
then. what imprisonment means, and that
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1887-11-09
For The Mirror.
WHERE SHALL TURNs''

-
mark his wan and hollow cheeks.
And mark his eyeball glare.
And mark his teeth in anguish clenched-
The anguish of despair.
Know, three days since, his penance o'er,
Yon culprit lett jail.
And since three days no food has passed
Lips SO parched and pale. .
Where shall turn?' the wretch exclaims,
where shall hide my shameful head?
How fly from scorn. or how contrive
To earn my honest bread?
This branded hand would gladly toll,
But where for work pray?
Who views this mark, the felon cries,
And loathing turns away.
My heart has greatly erred,
But now would fain return to good,
My hand has deeply sinned, but yet
Has ne'er been stained with blood.
For aims or work in vain l sue.
The scorners boil, deny;
/ starve. l starvc! Then what remains?
This choiNe-to sin or die!
'Here virtu& spurns me with disdain,
There Pleasure spreads her snare,
Strong habit drives me back to vice.
Urged on by fierce despair.
II strive while hunger gnaws my heart
-~ To-fiy from shame in vain. - -
World, tits thy cruel will, yield,
And plunge in guilt again.
There's mercy in each ray of light
That mortal eye e'er saw;
There's mercy in each breath of air
That mortal lips e'er draw;
There's mercy both for bird and beast
In Heavens indulgent plan;
There's mercy in each creeping thing,
But man has none for man.
"Ye proudly honest, when you heard
My wounded conscience groan,
Had generous hand or feeling heart
One glimpse of mercy shown
THAT act had made from burning eyes
Sweet tears of virtue roll.
Had fixed my heart, assured my faith,
And Heaven gained soul.' NJ. e. l..
Nov. 3, 1887.
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1887-11-09
Five Gents.

for life. In the Jail of Brooklyn. n. Y,
there are six women undergoing sentence
for life. Two of them have already served
sixteen years. They all declare their in
nOcence of the crimes imputed to them.
Two were undergoing punishment for des-
trOying children who should never have
been born: another had. in the opinion of
the court, committed arson. More than one
of these women have been sentenced by
Recorder Hackett. who died insane, and
who was noted for his ferOciOuS sentences.
He was undoubtedly out OF his mind several
years before he died, and scores of prison.
ers suffered from the diseased malice of this
mad Judge. 1t should be remembered that
these people in time come to have no friends.
Relatives move away or die, and many
years do not elapse before they are entirely
alone in the world. Some of the various
charitable societies, composed mainly of
woman, should move in this matter, and
try to learn the story of every person SEN
tened to Imprisonment for life. or for any
long period. .-DemOrest's Magazine.
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1887-11-09
OUR CHAPEL SERVICES.

The True Principle Of Religion,
'LOve Your NeighbOr as Your
self''---What IL Lacking in Our
Catholic Services.
Editor Mirror:
The convict who returns to his cell at the
close of the religious services held in our
chapel and feels that he is no better for hav-
ing been there, is. to put it mildly, far
down on the broad road. In my case it
requires about five days of our hum drum
mOnotonOus existence to etfectually re-
move the good impressions created by the
previous Sundays instructions. When
Saturday comes around l find it hald to
decide as to whether 1 am Turk, Greek,
Infidel or Christian, but the first notes of
song issuing from our excellent choir re-
stores my suspended senses and convinces
me beyond the shadow OF doubt that if
am not a christian, | at least want to be,
and ought to be. Too much cannot be said
in commentator of the chor's earnest and
able efforts to render their part in the eXer-
ciSeS SO enjoyable and desirable. 70 those
Of us that know from experience the won.
derful improvement in this connection made
over the past, it is not difficnlt to recognize
the fact that master hand controls the
helm. AS to whether the interest and ener-
gy expended by all concerned is appreci-
ated by us think it was made manifest a
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1887-11-09
PRISON FUCKERS.
RN PICKLES,


An exchange, referring to the advent in
their town of ''swell New Yorker" says:
His suit was a sight in stripes and he wore
a glass in one eye." Perhaps it was Lam
ders; anything like that in sight should
have been run in. anyway.
''Time is tire-less. spoke somebody. Yes,
and it's axle needs greasing. we think.
A local paper speaks of poor old de-
cayed and worthless plug being Turned
LOOse'-nobody having any use for it.
Has it strayed in here?
A kidnapping affair-Putting a baby to
sleep.
A sixteen. year old boy, Of gentle men.
has lately been given five years here, from
Minneapolis for raising a four dollar check
to fourteen dollars. 1t is quite evident
that the law in try ing 10 make the penalty
fit the crime" has produceda q rank ''mistlt"
in this case.
Lots of people think Minneapolis is dub
bed the "NIiIr' city. because it's the scene
of SO many slugging matches.
Last weeks MIRROR mentions the visit
to the prison of party of well-known
pugilists. They were moved by a fellow
feeling. no doubt, to see the hair-crODpe.
community.
we never Qrlllk DeUlnU Tie DdlS.
There were several visiting policemen in
the prison the other day, but the cOmbna-
ton produced by their stars and our stripes,
was anything but an emblem of freedom.
The latest thing out-The discharged con-
vct.
\ careful search Of the hospital record
fails to reveal single case of gOut in here;
which goes to show that the hash and the
convicts are very abstinent in their habits.
Two beats with but single thought-A
brace of icon. men,"
A member of the Minneapolis ball club
has been arrested for burglary. He was
probably trying to reach the ''home plate"
Visitor: Your son Henry, | hear, is the
inventor of a fire eXtinguisher that is be-
coming quite popular:''
Host: Yes, Henry is a credit to the
family"
Visitor: 1T seems strange that he should
go into such business. You gave him
fine education if | remember rightly"
Host: "Certainly, and this business is
right in his line. | educated him for the
UniversaIst ministry"
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1887-11-09

A Tennessee girl jumped into cistern
one night last week and was drowned. She
was asleep at the time and thought she was
jumping at an offer of marriage. Newman
IndeDendent
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1887-11-09

O'Bren: "Phwat ails yer fut, Casey?"
Casey: Il has CORN. an it sphOilS me
waIkin'." OBrien: Faith it's rye that
sphOilS mOine. Judge.
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1887-11-09

knowledge of our duties is the most use
full part of philOsOphy.-Watey.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1887-06-28

has a drift south from their shaft ~
feet above this Cuny drift, which runs
10 the Con Virginia south, line II
Is thought this - feet cur men
viii be compelled 10 90 before they
reach the Curry level. As sooa a l
discovered the Stale Of affairs / i'm
mediztely PIT men 10 work sinking
from the end Of the south drift in the
hope that they would be able 10 make
the connection in time 10 rescue the
men alive We vii get in there, but
their chance Of recovery lies IN
keeping the sir pipes, which are con-
veying zir down the Bonner shaft OF
the Gould < Curry 10 them 1t might
be supposed BY some that the effect OF
the bulkhead which | built would be
10 shut of the air from the men in the
1900 drift Of the Curry. On the con-
trarv, It's effect VIII be TO shut of the
air from the fire, thereby causing it tO
shoulder, and allowing a possible
rescue Of the men through the shaft,
Another good effect OF the bulkheai
would be TO keep the fire away from
the air pipes, on the preservation o
which depends the hope OF saving the
men
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1887-06-28

The Union Pacific Railroad Company
has made arrangements to take freights
to and from San Francisco independent
of the Central Pacific. To eonsummate
this purpose it has established . line OF
steamers between Portland, Oregon. and
San Francisco. One of the steamers
will leave San Francisco for Portland
every four days and connect at the latter
city with the Oregon Short Line. A
freight tariff has been made by the COM
pany to Oregon, Idaho. Montana. Utah
and Wyoming. The rates to Utah are
virtually the same as formerly over the
Central Pacific, but those to Idaho
points are materially lower. The first
steamer under the new system left San
Francisco Wednesday and it Is expected
that much of the hitherto joint trade Of
the Central and Union Pacific will 90
oyer that route.
It will now be in order, says the Sill
yer State, for the Central Pacific to be-
come aggressive and carry the war into
Union Pacific territory. It is expected
that one Of the first moves will be the
building of the proposed road from this
place to Idaho. There is a large extent
Of territory in Grant and Malhuer coun-
ties in Oregon, whose natural outlet is
Winnemucca, bat whose trade will be
diverted to the Oregon Short Line un.
less the new road is built. This terri
tory is rapidly settling up, especially
since the swindling operations under the
Swamp Land Act have been exposed.
All the trade of that great and growing
section will be lost to the Central Pacific
and to San Francisco unless a branch
line from here north is built, although it
is much nearer to San Francisco than it
is to Portland, and a hundred and forty
miles of road from here north would
divert its whole trade to the Central Pa.
ciio.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1887-06-28
Death Of Judge Hunter.

John 4. Hunter, Who oeeupied the
bench ~ Chief Justice Of the Suprems
Court o. Utah, previous 10 judge Z2ne's
appointment. died yesterday al the
C~ontinsn:sl Hotel in this city, Of Brighfs
disease Of the kidneys. He has been sut-
fsring With this Eilmenf for several years.
with only short spells Of relief. He re.
t9rnsd to Salt Lake some time ago. feeling
better than be had for years, but About
three weeks since be vas taken sick again
81 the Continental and has never risen
since. His young wife. an estinAble lady,
whom be married in this city some years
ago, was By his side when he passed away.
Jude Hunter was . native OF Ohio, in
which State most OF bis life vas spent.
He vas appointed from Ohio to the Chiet.
~Justiceship OF Utah. and becoming inter.
ested in mines in the West, he has made
his home in this RECON since his retire
mentfrom of6ce.-Salt Lake Democrat.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1887-06-28
A rERRIBLE

A fire, second in it's disastrous conse-
quences to life and property only to that
of the Yellow Jacket in 1863, broke out
in the Bonner shaft of the Gould & Curry
mine at Virginia City Friday night. Sew.
eral miners were at work in the mine,
four of whom were found suffocated.
Nine Others, who were working in the
l500.foot level, were cut off from escape
by the flames and smoke. and though
every possible effort is being made to
rescue them, it is feared that they will
not be reached alive.
The origin of the fire, if known, is not
stated. but it is hoped for the sake of
humanity that it is not attributed to
stool -jobbing, as was the Yellow Jacket
fire of Is years ago. in which forty
miners lost their lives.